Damian

I closed the tablet before I asked. It wasn't a question in the rules, and I was the one waiting for an answer.

• OrbanWhich clause is that question under? There must be a revision I haven't seen.
  DamianA closed tablet has no clauses.
• ThomasI didn't write that part down.
  DamianGood.

Once, a long time ago, I wrote down the truth as a lie. That name is the only one I still remember in the tablet's exact order.

• HelgaThat was you, wasn't it, throwing up on the stairs that night. I decided I hadn't seen it.
  DamianThe warden never sees anything.
• IvoSo even the inquisitor confesses. Want me to trade seats with you?

It was a night the candle burning down bothered me more than it should have. That's all it was.

• ThomasI set out two candles.
  DamianOne is enough.
• OrbanYou do know the lights-out hour.

Nine days now, climbing the stairs before the hourglass runs out. I've stopped looking for a reason for the fast steps.

• HelgaI switched out the candle on the third floor for a new one. You've been burning it late these days.
  DamianThat wasn't necessary. Next time, log it.
• OrbanI'll need to redo the duty roster around the shift bell.
  DamianDo that. The bell's always in the same place.

My hand was stiff with cold and the writing slipped twice. The scribe asked if he should rewrite it. I told him to leave it.

• ThomasThat page is still in my box. Should I discard it, or keep both copies?
  DamianNo need for two copies. Don't even take it out of the box.
• RozarinI left a blanket at the guard post. Whether it's allowed up to the third floor, I'll leave to you, Inquisitor.

I filed a request to view the chapel ledger. Why this month's reading was moved up ten whole days is a question the rules leave no room to ask.

• OrbanThe reason field on your request was blank. Did you run short on ink?
  DamianAsk the stars for the reason, not the request form.
• HelgaThose stairs are treacherous at dawn. Try not to trip.
  DamianNoted.